Hera quietly described her goal.
Hope filled her eyes.
Even though she had removed her appearance changing skill and her looks could only be considered decent, Marvin felt that this Hera was a lot more beautiful than the beauty he met in the tavern.
Marvin accepted her request.
Protect her during the business transaction, and then send the mother and child to Hope City.
Afterwards, Hera promised to tell Marvin everything about the fall of the meteors.
Regarding the business transaction, Marvin had asked a bit, but Hera’s lips were sealed.
But when Marvin asked about the other side’s strength, Hera hesitated a bit before answering, “More or less 3rd rank… In fact, I’m not very sure. She is very fast and I only saw her make a move once.”
“Three 2nd rank class holders, all subordinates of the Golden Lion, were killed by her in an instant.”
“She only took five seconds.”
Marvin faintly nodded, more or less getting an idea.
As long as she wasn’t a Legend, everything would be fine.
Legends didn’t just grow like weeds, and Marvin had already met quite a huge amount of Legends. If he met a few more Legends around Rocky Mountain, Marvin would start to wonder if he had a [Legend Attracting Halo] or something stuck to his body.
The deal would take place at ten in the evening, near a discarded barn in the northern part of Lion Town.
Hera then coaxed the little boy and made him once again enter the cellar.
The obedient little child followed Hera’s instructions.
Hera cautiously checked the hiding areas around the house and then left with Marvin.
…
The night was very cold in Rocky Mountain.
Branches chaotically swayed in the wind.
Hera was alone outside the barn, tightly holding a scroll tied with a hempen rope while cautiously looking around.
Marvin was already in stealth, hiding nearby.
If there seemed to be a problem with the deal, he would quickly rush over to Hera’s side and protect her from anything unexpected.
This kind of protective task was something that was quite common in the game, and Marvin was quite good at it.
A nimble shadow appeared in the darkness.
Marvin squinted for a moment, and then was startled.
“It’s her?!”
Chapter 258: Underdark’s Winter
Chapter 258: Underdark’s Winter
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That mysterious and graceful shadow coming out of the darkness made Marvin feel a bit off, and he soon reacted!
That woman was actually the Dark Elf he met in the deep pool of water.
Even if he didn’t know how she managed to change her skin color and appearance to look like a Half-Elf, she had the exact same face.
Marvin felt this wasn’t good. Hera’s business partner was actually a Dark Elf?
In order to confirm the other side’s identity, he stealthily took out the dagger he had snatched and used Night Tracking.
The skill confirmed that this “fair” Half-Elf in front was definitely the woman he stepped on in that pool of water!
Why would the Dark Elves come to the surface?
She wanted to buy… Information?
Marvin pondered.
Suddenly, something flashed through his mind.
He remembered something!
‘The Underdark’s Winter!’
‘I overlooked such a major event.’
Marvin took a deep breath as he tightly gripped his curved dagger and coldly watched the Dark Elf approach.
It seemed tonight’s transaction wouldn’t be that simple.
…
Underdark’s Winter.
This was a change in climate over a wide area, rarely seen in history.
Some time before the Great Calamity, in the western Gloom area, the Eternal Cold Spring bordering the huge mountain suddenly began to spray Freezing Water.
Freezing Water was an exclusive treasure of the Elemental Plane, and a small amount of Freezing Water was an excellent material to make Magic Items.
In the East Coast, a small amount of Freezing Water could sell for a huge amount of money!
But the amount of Freezing Water that Eternal Cold Spring sprayed out was frightening.
The entire western Gloom area suffered from the excessive amounts of Freezing Water and became to quickly cool down.
The Underdark’s environment was originally already quite vile, and this huge change of climate would lead to the death of the shining plants.
The days became more and more difficult to bear.
Because of this, the Black Dragon Clarke that occupied the Gloom area woke from its slumber.
It gathered some Dark Elves and other Dark Races and had them launch a surprise attack on the surface to loot food.
Clarke kept sending Dark Elf scouts to the surface and ultimately found a completely new path to the surface.
And that path led directly to Rocky Mountain!
This huge war happened about three months before the Calamity.
When the players had yet to arrive on Feinan, this story line event was publicized as a trailer. Marvin had watched it, but it hadn’t made much of an impression on him.
Now that he thought about it, he was stepping into this timeline.
It was also at this time that the Source of Fire’s Order fell in Rocky Mountain.
This would truly be a time of chaos for Rocky Mountain.
Previously, the sneak attack from the Underdark was very successful. Ankhegs rushed out from below and poured into Rocky Mountain and the surroundings.
In a mere half a day, they wiped out one third of the surrounding small towns!
This definitely included Lion, which was completely caught off guard.
And three days later, they would arrive at Hope City.
It seemed like they would swallow the entire Rocky Mountain.
It was also at that time that Jessica of the Three Sisters displayed her unique strength for the first time.
Facing Black Dragon Clarke, the Fate Sorceress would use the most brutish method to end the Dragon’s life.
Using the [Strength of Fate], she tore apart the Black Dragon in front of the Underdark’s inhabitants and all mankind!
Tore apart a Black Dragon!
This was something that only overpowered novel characters could do.
At the time, Marvin had completely mocked the publicity around it.
But he also had to admit that the three sisters were really charming and had some kind of special aura around them.
Especially Jessica. She was a very boyish girl. This trait also made it easier for her to establish Rocky Mountain and be as famous as the future northern Valkyrie.
…
The most important part now was this Dark Elf. What business did she have with Hera?
Marvin felt something wrong, but he didn’t dare to come too close.
Drows had very strong perception!
Marvin was tense. This business transaction would definitely go wrong. Hera didn’t tell him the details, but it was definitely something sensitive.
‘What is it after all?’
Marvin’s eyes aimed at the scroll in Hera’s hands.
The next moment, Hera seemed to noticed the Dark Elf.
“Hey, Raven, long time no see.”
She apparently was familiar with the other party.
Raven smiled faintly. “Yes, it’s been a very long time. I went to the Underdark and the harvest wasn’t small.”
‘This Dark Elf’s Common is pretty good…’ Marvin thought secretly.
The Underdark’s lifeforms used Undercommon and it was a lot more barbaric from the Common. Raven’s Common had clearly been specially trained.
Hera waved the scroll in front of her. “Same as before, I’ve got everything you want.”
“I want money.”
Raven smiled. “Money isn’t an issue.”
After saying this, she took out a heavy pouch.
She slightly opened it, revealing a dizzying golden light.
This was actually gold with high purity!
No wonder Hera said this deal would be enough to keep living in Hope City.
“This thing for the money,” said Hera plainly.
Raven nodded.
The two people slowly approached and against Marvin’s expectations, Raven and Hera peacefully completed their business transaction.
During this entire business deal, the Dark Elf didn’t show any sign of trickery.
In fact, Marvin was surprised she didn’t swiftly kill Hera after getting what she wanted.
But even more unexpectedly, as they parted, Raven added a few words. “Leave Lion in the morning. This place will most likely not be safe.”
Hera nodded.
The Dark Elf took her things and quickly disappeared.
Marvin unhurriedly came out.
“Raven is someone trustworthy.” Hera seemed in a good mood. “I always thought Dark Elves were deceitful and merciless, but there are exceptions.”
Marvin had a cold face. “You already saw through her disguise? What did you give her?”
/
Hera calmly answered, “The map of Lion’s defenses.”
“In any case, even if they didn’t have this thing, they would also be able to destroy Lion, wouldn’t they?”
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m a lot more broken than you imagine. When I first came to Lion, lil’ Guy nearly died in their hands, and some scum also…”
“This town is full of criminals, they are guilty and deserve to be punished.”
Marvin took a deep look at her. “Destroying evil by using something more evil is not the correct way.”
“Go get Guy and wait for me here. In two hours, I’ll escort you to Hope City.”
“But before that, I still have to do a few things.”
After saying this, he suddenly sped through the darkness.
Night Tracking!
A red line showed up in front of Marvin, and it didn’t seem to lead very far off.
Raven hadn’t gone far!
She was still in Lion.
Chapter 259: War
Chapter 259: War
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Raven’s speed was rather slow as she stopped at a place for a moment before continuing to move around Lion Town, hidden.
‘She is checking the authenticity of the information,’ thought Marvin coldly.
This Dark Elven Scout was really an elite among the elites, handling the matter so cautiously.
Dark Races were inherently more powerful than the surface races. If not for the fact that they were weakened by sunlight, the Underdark’s races might have already ruled Feinan.
But they weren’t penalized at night.
In some ways, Night Walkers were similar to the Dark Races.
It’s just that Night Walkers were a lot more powerful than average Dark Races at night thanks to the Night Monarch’s blessings!
Marvin pursued.
He had to recover the map of Lion Town’s defenses!
Although they were criminals and greedy adventurers, they were still part of mankind.
Even if Marvin wouldn’t help completely hold off the attack on Lion Town, there were still some things he could do.
…
Raven’s shadow flashed throughout the forest south of Lion Town.
‘There really are two hidden sentries here. Golden Lion seems very cautious. This place is quite close to the Underdark.’
Raven closed the scroll in her hand, pleased.
Hera’s gift was worth it.
Suddenly, a strong and quick attack came over from inside the forest!
Someone was sneak attacking!
Raven coldly snorted, fearless!
The daggers looked exceptionally cold under the sparse rays of moonlight.
She put her two daggers behind her back and used a powerful skill, easily blocking the sneak attack.
“I know it’s you. Maggie.”
Raven coldly watched the woman before her. This woman was also a Dark Elf and part of the same clan. They were even cousins.
Raven and Maggie were the most likely to inherit Lady Tess’ seat as Matriarch.
It was said that after this attack on the surface was successful, Lady Tess would be bestowed a reward by Leader Clarke and become a higher existence.
She would be assigned another higher level mission.
And this Dark Elf tribe’s Matriarch position would be empty. Maggie hated Raven to the bone because Raven had always been more outstanding than her ever since they were children.
Lady Tess clearly thought more highly of Raven.
This made her very unsatisfied.
The Dark Elves’ world lacked warmth, it was filled with massacre and conspiracies. From her point of view, Raven was too kindhearted. This kind of person would simply lead the Dark Elves to their deaths.
But Raven’s instincts and intuition were out of the ordinary.
According to Lady Tess’ judgement, if Raven advanced to 4th rank, it was highly likely that she would obtain the [6th Sense] specialty.
This was a unique specialty that Monks had. Only rare geniuses among the Dark Elves could get it.
Thus, Lady Tess attached a lot of importance to Raven.
But in Maggie’s eyes, if Raven became the Matriarch, she would lead the clan to its ruin due to her kindness.
In the Underdark, kindness was equivalent to death.
If you don’t eat others, others will eat you. The first priority was to survive.
Raven clearly didn’t fit in that world, and she was even less fit to lead a clan.
…
“Hand over the map.” Maggie coldly said.
“I obtained this through my own means.” Raven’s expression didn’t change. “Could it be that you want to delay Leader Clarke’s plan?”
“There are still a few hours left before dawn. Lady Tess only needs half an hour to send a special force,” Maggie answered. “There is more than enough time.”
Maggie seemed pleased with herself. “Moreover, why would I go look for a plan of their defenses. I knew you would find it so I just had to wait here.”
“Then let’s see if you have the ability to get it,” Raven sneered as she put it away in her cleavage. After a few shakes of her breastplate, it quickly disappeared.
Marvin inwardly clicked his tongue. ‘That… Women are truly unfathomable.’
In the dense forest, a scuffle broke out between the two Dark Elves.
Both sides showed their experience as they jumped around everywhere, daggers flying, and used all kinds of tricks.
A few exchanges were enough to be an eye opener to Marvin.
Drows’ fighting techniques were really brilliant. They were efficient and focused on dealing the greatest amount of damage.
Marvin boasted of his excellent fighting skill.
But compared with the Dark Elves’ innate skill, it was a lot different in nature.
The simplest example was their curved daggers. The Drows used curved daggers that were shorter and slightly less curved. They moved very fast, like Assassins.
When they attacked, it was different from Marvin. They weren’t going after fatal critical hits but rather tried to make sure each attack had some effect.
Even from his position hidden among the branches, Marvin could clearly see that their curved daggers were smeared with a strange purple color.
This was some kind of poison.
‘Even among the same race, they can still be completely unscrupulous.’
Marvin sighed with sorrow while preparing to make a move at any moment.
This was the most potent place for a Night Walker to make a move: In a forest during the night.
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nbsp; Even with the superior perception of drows, they wouldn’t be able to notice Marvin hiding nearby!
They continued their fierce struggle, but clearly, Raven’s fighting abilities were a lot stronger than Maggie’s.
After the latter’s sneak attack failed, she gradually fell into a disadvantage.
Seeing the change in the situation, Maggie changed her tune. “Killing each other makes no sense.”
“We can’t make Lady Tess wait! Quickly handing over the plan is more important.”
“Dear younger cousin, you’ll surely forgive my improper actions, right?”
Maggie retreated and looked as if she wanted to reconcile.
Raven coldly snorted, “So now you suddenly know how important the information is?”
“Well, I don’t feel like bothering with you at this time.”
After saying this, she put away her curved daggers and ignored Maggie as she walked straight past her.
A strange expression flashed in Maggie’s eyes.
Just as Raven went by, Maggie launched another sneak attack!
Both daggers rose up and ruthlessly aimed at Raven’s head!
…
‘Fool…’
Marvin clearly saw everything from his high position. This Maggie was truly an idiot.
Indeed, the next second, Raven shook her body like lightning and a pair of straight daggers strangely appeared in her hands.
She lowered her body and dodged the curved daggers and knocked against Maggie’s chest!
Maggie had never thought that the always “gentle and kindhearted” Raven would actually be so treacherous!
The straight daggers accurately pierced her heart.
She struggled for a few moments and soon lost her life.
‘As expected, there is no Dark Elf that isn’t treacherous.’ Marvin inwardly shook his head.
Then, he took advantage of Raven dealing with Maggie’s corpse to make a move!
…
Night Boundary!
The space suddenly distorted as Marvin quietly appeared behind Raven’s body!
The Dark Elf reacted very quickly and turned around while sharply kicking out!
Marvin wasn’t slow, and simply lifted his leg to block Raven’s attack.
Then, his hand moved like lighting toward Raven’s neck!
A strong chop knocked her out.
Dark Elves had strong bodies, but she wasn’t a match for Marvin who was already at the 4th rank.
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